Staff awards abound!

The Libraries held its Staff Service Awards program on June 9 and its Staff Achievement Awards program on June 15. These annual awards recognize staff members for their accomplishments and service to the Libraries and the greater university.

Laura Blessing, Director of Library Human Resources and Administrative Operations, honored the following service milestones among the Libraries’ staff:

Twenty years

Laura Blessing, Libraries Human Resources
Karen DeWitt, Design Library
Maurice Lee, Building Services

Fifteen years

Tina Adams, Finance & Business
Cathy Dorin-Black, Special Collections Research Center
Lisa Madden, Acquisitions & Discovery

Ten years

Bertha Chang, Collections & Research Strategy
Mike Kastellec, Information Technology
Mike Nutt, Data & Visualization Services
Jason Raitz, Digital Library Initiatives
Chuck Samuels, External Relations

Five years

Justin Haynes, Learning Spaces & Services
Katelan Haynes, Building Services
Danica Lewis, Collections & Research Strategy
Lynn Whittenberger, Acquisitions & Discovery

Katelan Haynes, Support Services Associate, handed out the following Libraries Staff Achievement Awards:

• Back of the Book Award: Julie Lu
• Bright Idea Award: Kristy Borda
• Creating Community Award: Alex Valencia
• Cheers for Peers Award: Emily Schmidt
• Learner’s Award: Lisa Madden
• The Elizabeth S. Burnette Team Achievement Award: Libraries Recruitment Team: Tarida Anantachai, Laura Blessing, Jennifer Garrett, Nellie Maurer, Maria Muresan

Pride of the Wolfpack Awards went to:

• Tina Adams, Thomas Jones, Ashton Reddish, Yan Song, and Clara Wilson